Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina is an archdiocese located in the city of Teresina in Brazil.History
- 20 February 1902: Established as Diocese of Piaui from the Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão
- 16 December 1944: Renamed as Diocese of Teresina
- 9 August 1952: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina
Bishops
- Bishops of Piaui
- * Bishop Joaquim Antônio d’Almeida
- * Bishop Quintino Rodrigues de Oliveira e Silva
- * Bishop Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque, appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
- * Bishop Severino Vieira de Melo
- Bishops of Teresina
- * Bishop Severino Vieira de Melo
- Archbishops of Teresina
- * Archbishop Severino Vieira de Melo
- * Archbishop Avelar Brandão Vilela, appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
- * Archbishop José Freire Falcão, appointed Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal
- * Archbishop Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho
- * Archbishop Celso José Pinto da Silva
- * Archbishop Sérgio da Rocha, appointed Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal
- * Archbishop Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho
Coadjutor bishop
- *Sérgio da Rocha ; future Cardinal
Auxiliary bishops
- *Raimundo de Castro e Silva, appointed Bishop of Oeiras
- *José Gonzalez Alonso, appointed Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- *Júlio César Souza de Jesus, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in 2018
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia
- Diocese of Campo Maior
- Diocese of Floriano
- Diocese of Oeiras
- Diocese of Parnaíba
- Diocese of Picos
- Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato